[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 35 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                THE NRA BACKS GUTTING ANTITERRORISM BILL

  (Mr. SCHUMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, the violent terrorist group Hamas found a 
new friend yesterday, the NRA, the National Rifle Association. 
Yesterday the House went toe-to-toe with this violent terrorist group 
in our debate over the antiterrorism bill. It was not a fair fight, and 
Hamas won. It was not a fair fight because the fix was in. The National 
Rifle Association and its allies jumped into the ring.
  Once again, Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Georgia, Newt Gingrich, 
and the Republican leadership bowed to the narrow demands of the NRA 
and the Republican party's extreme right wing. By the time they had 
done their work, the terrorism bill was eviscerated. Make no mistake, 
America, the bill is on life support. It will take a miracle to keep it 
alive. That will make our law enforcement officials' fight against the 
growing threat of terrorism harder.
  By gutting the terrorism bill, the NRA allows tens of thousands of 
dollars and other support to continue flowing from this country into 
the coffers of groups like Hamas. Those resources will be used to 
slaughter scores of innocent people. Shame, Mr. Speaker. Shame.

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